Cody's 10G Nano Reef Build

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Yea, after I took the pics I noticed it. Back in order now.
And yes, Clown gets in the way of everything. YWG and ...

Yet another change in the ideas of tanks... It will probably chage twenty more times anyways.

New plan:
29G AGA Standard
6 x 24W T5's + 8 LED Moonlights
Koralia 1 Powerhead with my Surface Skimmer (About 560gph)
20-40lbs of Live Sand (This is only for looks. I would do bare bottom, but I dont like the look of it. I hate sand, lol).
LR
Corals

Fish list:
2 Clowns
1 YWG
1 Yellow Headed Jawfish
1 Purple Firefish

I may take one or two things out and switch it with a Coral Beauty Angel.

Thats what I'm worried about as well. I orignally was going to throw a Cherub Pgymy Angelfish in the mix, but I heard they are 50/50, along with the Flame's. I *want* to keep a clam, so that threw those two out, and I heard the Coral Beauty is actually the safest. But, as you said, all are different. Plus, I may not have enough light for the clam anyway.

I love clams and i've been wanting one but the funds are short for now (just finished paying for a wedding), and i'm still working out kinks in the system as well as looking for what i'm going to make the sump out of.

They are beautiful fish, but there are other options, what about a mandarin... 9mo down the road?

Oh, and for flame angels they are normally caught with cyanide, so if you do buy one, get it at the lfs and ask them to hold it. Cyanide can not show up until 3mo later and that's a long time for a fish to finally die off, and they are expensive. when you purchase it, look to see if it's nipping at everything like the glass, LR, sand ect. that shows signs of healthy brain function as well as an appitite. if it's there just swimming looking all pretty, or if it's dazed or spaced out not moving, don't get it.

also ask the store if they can feed the fish to make sure it even has an appitite.

My lighting is in debate between two different things. I *want* to keep this thing around $420, so I have really been thinking. Right now, I am looking at the 30" Sunpod (most expensive), and then two T5 48W (96W total, all daylight) with a 32W T5 (all actinic). 132 Watts total. And yes, it is three lights but two different fixtures.

Anyways, for fish, I need to go to my LFS and see what they have. All of these are what I have been looking at.

My lighting is in debate between two different things. I *want* to keep this thing around $420, so I have really been thinking. Right now, I am looking at the 30" Sunpod (most expensive), and then two T5 48W (96W total, all daylight) with a 32W T5 (all actinic). 132 Watts total. And yes, it is three lights but two different fixtures.

Anyways, for fish, I need to go to my LFS and see what they have. All of these are what I have been looking at.